Random Babbling Post #107

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For that to have *just* happened, it would mean that you would have to have a brain to begin with...

 

/uses Ability: Aura of Apathy
Aura of Apathy negates damage from Ray of Joy
Damage: 0

 

/casts wall of spam:


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This is what happens when I get bored.

 

I prefer this:

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You're absolutely right honey, couldn't agree more

 

This is what I'm referring to

 

I did. Fortunately, it was only a rental, so not a big deal.

 

Heh, who'd think they'd use adjusted Cicero for something like that...

 

I have a dissertation proposal to write and the weekends sport is so good... fa cup semi finals, Chinese grand prix and snooker world championship. I have zero chance of making a start on it.

 

Why not? They needed filler text to see what a typefont or a page design would looks like, what's better to force the focus of a viewer on the design than using a dead language most people can't read?

 

You know I nearly failed several subjects with that attitude.

 

Flix: In lorem ipso, no one cares *what* Cicero is saying, just how the text looks (which reflects the late 20th century rather well, imo, but is beside the point). I simply think that it's rather ironic to use the words of one of the finest orators to convey the notion of "forget text, appearance matters".

 

Am I the only one who is quite sad about Nintendo putting together some of the classics for people to read on their DS?
I always think that there is something wonderfully decedent about sitting with a cup of tea and one of your favourite books.
My thing at the moment is to sit on the little squashy sofa I have in my big bay window with the sun on me while I read one of my favourite books. I don't think that you'd get the same feeling from reading off a computer screen

(Sorry for any typos, Ashley is trying to push a plastic house up my nose!)

 

So am back home after three weeks. Joy.

 

8Peeps!!!

It's about time you came back!

 

Pushing plastic houses up my nose is my hobby.

 

Count me in. I tried reading an ebook once. I managed to finish the book, but somehow it wasn't as fun as holding an actual book in my hand and flipping the pages. I don't mind it, and I can see why lots of people would prefer ebooks, but as long as there are real books around I'd rather use them.

 

Do you think someday people will date the ages in BI (before the Internet) and AI (After the Internet) ? I think that would be awesome!

On the topic of eBooks I must say I prefer them, especially now with the advances made in eBook reader technologies (especially the Kindler -- there's still progress to be made though, the ability to read PDFs files comes to mind, stupid propriety format !). With a device the size of a book, you could store many, many books, as much as the internal hard drive allows. Plus, with an internet connection you could easily access new material and even have daily newspapers. There's also the convenience of having powerful search tools (useful for researcher or students who need quick access to a particular topic inside a book). I can't see why such a device wouldn't have a working browser either, that'd be nice. Imaging cross-referencing an author or a topic on the same device that you read the book on.

In the 5th or 6th AD century (or the 16th or 15th century BI ), the written material in the western world evolved from the papyruss (essentially a single long scroll of text, without any delimitation) to the book as we know it now. I think that the electronic book is simply the next stage in the evolution of writing.

 

*Tap's the side of his nose* That's one way to put it...definitely one way to put it...I know what you mean, I know what you mean...It's not my inclination to go trying out plastic houses, but I definitely know what you mean...

ION: I'm-ah going to the Faith No More concert! banana:

Whoo! YAYAYAYAY!

 

I'm yawning and it's only 9pm. My late nights are catching up with me.